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J. P. HISLEY BUCKLE AND STRAP ATTACHMENT.-

Patented Dec. 9, 1884.

JOHN P. HISLEY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

BUCKLE AND STRAP ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,051, dated December9,1884.

Application filed May 12, 1884.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN P. HISLEY, ofSyracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Buckle and Strap Attachments, of whichthe following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in a novel construction of a combined strapattachment and buckle designed for use on holdback-straps of harnesses,and adapted to have connected to it a snap hook or ring.

The invention is fully illustrated in the annexed drawings, whereinFigure l is a perspective view of the frame of the combined strapattachment and buckle. Fig. 2 1s alongitudinal section of the aforesaidframe, illustrating its connection with the strap and snaphook; and Fig.3 is a longitudinal section of a modification of the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

13 represents a buckle of the common style, having a loose tongue, 25.The frame of said buckle is formed with a rearward extension, 0, havinga crossbar, a, near thebuckle,with a stud-pin, Z), projecting upwardfrom said cross-bar. Back of the cross-bar a the extension 0 is formedwith the raised strap tip-loop c, and back of the saidtip-loop isacross-bar, d, and back of the latter the frame-extension is formed witha depressed crossbar, e, and terminates in an upwardly-curvedwcar-iron,f, at the rear of the crossbar e. I

The described device is applied to a strap in the following manner: Theend of the strap which is to carry the buckle is pierced and passed fromthe rear of the extension 0 forward through the opening between the twocross-bars d and e, thence over the forward cross-bar, a, and finallyunder the tonguecarrying bar of the buckle B. In the latter operationthe stud-pin b is entered into the pierced part of the strap. Theopposite end of the strap is extended over the top of the weariron f,around to the under side thereof, and thence .over the depressed rearend cross-bar, e, and forward underneath the succeeding crossbar,

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cl, as represented by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The tip orfree end of the strap after passing through'the usual loop on the thillis connected to the buckle B in the usual manner.

The strap and its attachment may be c011- nected to the usual ring onthe breeching of the harness, either directly by hooking the wear-iron finto the said ring, and drawing the strap through the same beforepassing the strap over the cross-bar e, or by the medium of a snap-hookhung on the wear-iron f, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. Incases where the wear-iron f is deemed unnecessary, the extension 0 ofthe buckleframe can be terminated at the rear cross-bar, e, as shown inFig. 3 of the drawings, and sufficient length of strap left back of theframe to form a loop for connecting it either to the thill or harness.

Having described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The buckleframe B, formed with the rearward extension, 0, cross-bar anear the buckle, and provided with the stud I), raised strap tip-loop 0back of crossbar a, cross-bar (1 back of loop 0, and the depressedcross-bar eback of cross-bar cl, all formed in one piece, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The buckle-frame B, formed with the rearward extension, 0, crossbar anear the buckle, the stud-pin b, projecting from said cross-bar, theraised strap tip-loop 0 back of the crossbar a, the cross-bar (Z back ofthe tip-loop, the depressed cross-bar eback of the cross-bar d, and theupwardly-curved wearironf on the end of the extension, all combined andconstructed substantiallyas shown and set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal,in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the countyof Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 28th day of April, 1884.

JOHN P. HISLEY. 1. s]

lVitnesses:

F. H. GIBBs, C. BENDIXON.

